Chapter 334: Manhunt Mission

Translator: 549690339

The Dwarf Commander grasped the still-hot longsword on the iron felt and examined its attributes. Soon, a smile spread across his face.

“A top-grade weapon! It’s really a top-grade blue equipment! Haha, with these attributes, it’s definitely comparable to a silver equipment of the same level. This is fantastic!” The Dwarf Commander held up the longsword, which emitted a rich blue glow, and laughed heartily.

At this point, the Dwarf Commander’s actions had attracted the attention of many players. Seeing a crowd gathering, he directly displayed the attributes of the longsword.

“Blade of Breaking, these attributes are top-notch!”

“That’s amazing! With this longsword, my strength would increase by at least one-third. Its attack power is insane, and it has Armor Break and double damage. One slash with this thing could instantly kill a player with less than 100 Vitality Points. It’s ludicrous!”

“My silver-quality one-handed sword actually does two points less damage than this one. It’s simply outrageous…”

Players started discussing among themselves, with some even eagerly asking about the price.

“Boss, how much for this longsword?”

“Oh mighty Dwarf blacksmith, I offer 3,000 Doomsday Coins for this weapon. Would you be willing to sell it to me?”

“3,000 Doomsday Coins for a weapon with such top-notch attributes? You must be dreaming! Boss, 1 offer 5,000 Doomsday Coins!”

“I’ll give you 6,000, sell it to me!”

The people who had discovered this top-grade longsword were still few, and the players wanted to buy it before a crowd gathered. They knew that once wealthy and powerful alliances got wind of it, they stood no chance as lone players.

Within a short time, the price of the longsword had risen to 8,000 Doomsday Coins. But that’s as high as it got. With 8,000 Doomsday Coins already touching the baseline for silver-quality equipment, any higher would not be cost-effective. One might as well buy a silver-quality weapon directly.

“This is a weapon; if it were any other piece of equipment, it definitely wouldn’t fetch such a high price. But weapons are a different story, especially a level 15 weapon like this one. It’s so rare.” A player whispered, looking enviously at the big shots bidding for the weapon.

A top-grade weapon like this was nothing short of a pipe dream for players who had just crossed the level 10 profession threshold. They could only gather around to watch the excitement.

“8,300! Any higher, and I may as well buy a silver-quality weapon!” one player gritted his teeth.

“Hmph, you think you can buy a level 15 silver-quality weapon with 8,300 Doomsday Coins? Maybe you could buy a single piece of silver equipment, but a weapon? Forget it. Without 10,000 Doomsday Coins, it’s impossible. And right now, level 15 silver-quality equipment is incredibly scarce. Whenever it appears in the auction house, it’s immediately bought at the asking price!” someone sneered.

“I’ve seen a silver-quality one-handed sword sell for 30,000 Doomsday Coins. It’s insane. It was snapped up not even five minutes after appearing in the auction house. Many people didn’t even get a chance to see it!” Another player’s eyes were filled with envy.

As more and more players gathered around, a smile appeared on the Dwarf Commander’s face. He held up the longsword, glanced around, and shouted, “I don’t intend to sell this Blade of Breaking. Instead, I’ll offer it as a task reward. If any of you can kill the Song Jian, a God’s Chosen One, I’ll reward you with 10,000 Doomsday Coins and this Blade of Breaking!”

Suddenly, the onlookers erupted into a commotion. The reward was too tempting: the Blade of Breaking was an exceptional blue weapon, and someone would surely be willing to pay 10,000 Doomsday Coins for it. With the previous 10,000 Doomsday Coins on top, the reward was equivalent to 20,000 Doomsday Coins, which made many players green with envy.

“Just how did this Song Jian offend an NPC so much that so many people are putting out a bounty on him? If I could kill him, wouldn’t it be a huge payday? This could be a quest worth over 100,000 Doomsday Coins!” a player whispered.

Killing Song Jian would allow them to claim the bounties offered by over a dozen NPCs, worth a combined total of over 100,000 Doomsday Coins. This was an irresistible temptation for any player.

To put it into perspective, 100,000 in-game Doomsday Coins were more valuable than 5 million in real-world currency. When the game first started, the exchange rate between Doomsday Coins and RMB reached 1:300. However, with the increase in player levels and strength, obtaining Doomsday Coins had become easier, and the exchange rate had dropped significantly, settling at around 1:50.

Even at this rate, only a small number of players were willing to sell. Most players would rather hold onto their Doomsday Coins and buy treasures in the game. After all, enhancements made in the game could also be brought back to the real world.

“Boss, who is this Song Jian you mentioned? And where is he right now?” a player shouted.

“He’s just a level 15 player like you guys. What is there to be afraid of? No matter how powerful he is, can he compare to a level 15 elite boss? From what I know, not just level 15 elite bosses, even the lord-class bosses have been defeated by someone!” The Dwarf Commander said casually, “If you accept the bounty task from me, you can get the target’s location every half hour. You just need to kill him and the 10,000 Doomsday Coins along with this top-grade blue weapon will be yours.”

The Dwarf Commander continued to tempt players to accept the task. Due to system restrictions, he couldn’t deceive them, but that didn’t stop him from downplaying Song Jian’s strength. When the Dwarf Commander encountered Song Jian, his level was indeed only 15 as well. He had no idea that in such a short time, Song Jian had already leveled up.

After reaching level 10, players needed a lot of battle experience to level up again. The battle experience required to go from level 10 to level 11 was equal to the total needed to go from level 1 to level 10. Not to mention leveling up from 15 to 16. Even if the Dwarf Commander knew about the players leveling up quickly, he wouldn’t believe that Song Jian could level up within such a short period of one or two days.

“Fine, boss. I’ll accept this bounty task!” A player finally couldn’t resist the temptation and accepted the task from the Dwarf Commander.

“I’ll accept it too. If I’m lucky enough to kill that guy, I’ll be rich!”

“I… I’ll think about it. I’ve been tricked by NPCs before, and I always feel like they’re not telling the whole truth. Be cautious with what they say…”

In a short period of time, seven or eight players had accepted the bounty task.

“Huh? The mission prompt… Why does it say this guy’s coordinates are nearby?” A player who accepted the bounty task exclaimed in surprise.

“Let me see… It’s true! The wanted guy is nearby! Damn, he’s really bold!”

“Hey everyone, let’s search for him. He’s close by! If we kill him, we’ll split the rewards!”

Suddenly, the players around the blacksmith shop got excited and started looking around. The Dwarf Commander’s eyes revealed a hint of doubt. Hearing that Song Jian was nearby, his heart skipped a beat, and a bad feeling washed over him.